Tag: Georgian Orthodox
Georgia: Church-State Dispute in Tbilisi Exposes Anti-Armenian Undertones
Molly Corso 15/7/2011 A dispute over efforts to strengthen the legal rights of minority religions has opened a new fault line in Georgia’s fractured political ... Read More
Georgian Church calls for calm despite irritation at ‘hasty’ Law
By Gvantsa Gabekhadze 13/7/2011 The Holy Synod’s decision regarding giving legal status to other faiths in the country, as well as some other Church matters, ... Read More
President’s Spokesperson: ‘We Appreciate Firm Ties with Church’
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 12/7/2011 The Georgian state will never take a step, which will be in conflict with “firm relations” the state and the Georgian ... Read More
Armenian Church Hails Georgia’s Religious Minorities Law
8/7/2011 YEREVAN -- The Armenian Apostolic Church has welcomed the decision by Georgian authorities that will allow it to gain legal status in Georgia, RFE/RL's ... Read More
Georgian Church Slams Law on Religious Groups’ Legal Status
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 6/7/2011 A legislative amendment allowing religious minority groups to be registered as legal entities of public law “contravenes interests of both the ... Read More
Ilia II says Karekin II “too young and inexperienced”
19/6/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II said that the Georgian Church is “open for everyone but it will not allow suppression of ... Read More
Georgian Church leader praises late Abkhazian President
Tbilisi, June 6, Interfax - The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church has offered his condolences to the family of late Abkhazian President Sergey Bagapsh ... Read More
Georgian spiritual leader criticizes Police and Protesters
InterPressNews 27/5/2011 The leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church has called on the authorities to be merciful to those detained during dispersal of an opposition ... Read More
Russian, Georgian Orthodox Universities to Cooperate
24/5/2011 The Georgian Patriarchal University of Andrey the First-Called and the Orthodox Svyato-Tikhonovsky Humanitarian University (OSTHU) have signed a cooperation deal, RIA Novosti reports. The ... Read More
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Orthodox Church near schism in Abkhazia
05/17/2011 The clash between the so-called youth wing, linked to the Georgian Church, and the pro-Moscow faction worsens. An inter-Orthodox congress has been called to ... Read More
Georgian Orthodox Church Prepares Holy Chrism
20/4/2011 Orthodox priests make chrism at the Svetitskhoveli cathedral in ancient Georgia's capital Mtskheta, outside Tbilisi April 20, 2011. Chrism or Holy anointing oil is ... Read More
Who are Abkhazians trying to Deceive?
24/02/2011 Irakli Tskitishvili Experts' Club The Georgian side is concerned about the state of the Orthodox Church in Ilori, in the Ochamchire district and is ... Read More
Georgian Church Says ‘Ignored’ in Turkish-Georgian Talks on Restoring Historic Sites
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 7/2/2011 The Georgian Orthodox Church has again spoken out against potential deal between Georgia and Turkey, which, if signed, will pave the ... Read More
“Saakashvilli’s visit not to lead to revolutionary Changes”
22.01.2011 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's visit to Armenia will have merely working nature and will not lead to any revolutionary change in bilateral relations, political ... Read More
Russian Church Leader Ignores ‘Abkhazia’ in Georgian Patriarch’s Title
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 7/1/2011 The Russian Patriarch Kirill skipped over “Abkhazia” from an official title of the Georgian Orthodox Church leader in a Christmas congratulation ... Read More
News from Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church
23/12/2010 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia the Second was titled as His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi, Metropolitan of ... Read More
Saakashvili on Patriarch’s Role in Keeping ‘Georgian Identity’.
30/12/2010 Georgia maintained its very strong identity Georgian President Saakashvili praised the Georgian Orthodox Church and its head, Patriarch Ilia II, for, as he put ... Read More
Georgian Patriarch in Diaspora comeback Plea
21/11/2010 In a sermon in the central Cathedral of Tbilisi on Sunday, the Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia the Second appealed to the Georgian Diaspora to ... Read More
Only Georgian Orthodox Church officially recognized in Georgia
17/11/2010 There are many churches functioning in Georgia, apart from Armenian Apostolic church, but none of them has status and is recognized by the authorities, ... Read More
Stalin appears on Christian Icon
21/10/2010 A small church near the Moscow Kremlin features an icon depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. A similar image was at the center of a ... Read More
Patriarch: ‘Refrain from Sending Kids Abroad for Education’
3/10/2010 The influential head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ilia II, called on believers on October 3 not to send thier children abroad for ... Read More